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Breathing Room: Poems on Breath, Body, and Stillness
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Publisher: Nicky Bennett
Published: Mar 12 2026
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.77
Height: 0.79 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
In a world that rarely slows down, Breathing Room offers a quiet invitation to pause.
This collection of poems explores the subtle rhythms of breath, body, and awareness. Inspired by meditation, yoga, and the simple act of paying attention, these poems reflect on movement and stillness, tension and release, presence and distraction.
Organized around the natural cycle of breathing - inhale, hold, exhale, and begin again - the book moves through moments of reflection that encourage the reader to slow down and notice what is often overlooked. Some poems focus on the body in motion. Others settle into stillness, observing the quiet spaces where clarity and calm begin to emerge.
Written in a voice that is thoughtful, intimate, and accessible, Breathing Room is a collection about returning to the present moment. These poems do not rush or demand attention. Instead, they create space - space to pause, to notice, and to reconnect with the steady rhythm of breath that is always with us.
For readers drawn to contemplative poetry, mindfulness, and reflections on the body and awareness, Breathing Room is a gentle reminder that sometimes the most meaningful moments arrive when we simply stop, listen, and breathe.
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